Thread: May 2009 C.B.P. News Releases

C.B.P. News Releases May 2009

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- May 31 CBP Officers Seize $1.1 Million of Marijuana at Naco Port of Entry

- May 29 Agents Stop Drug Smugglers Wheeling Load of Marijuana

- May 30 Ultralight Plane Crashes in Arizona, Smugglers Apprehended

- May 29 Blaine Sector Celebrates Border Patrol’s 85th Anniversary

- May 29 California CBP Apprehends Man Wanted for Murder in Texas

- May 29 CBP Officers at Sweetgrass Recover Second Stolen Vehicle in Two Days

- May 29 Video Demonstrates How to Use New Travel Documents at the Border

- May 29 CBP Savannah Seizes Fraudulent Hair Styling Irons

- May 29 CBP Accepting 2009 Claims for Antidumping and Countervailing Duties until July 28

- May 29 CBP Officers Seize More Than $112,000 in Marijuana in Brownsville

- May 28 CBP in San Luis Net More than 81 Pounds of Marijuana Worth $156,000

- May 28 CBP's U.S. Border Patrol Celebrates 85th Anniversary

- May 28 CBP Officers Seize $501,000 of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 28 CBP Officers Seize $156,000 of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 28 CBP Officers Seize $183,000 of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 28 CBP Officers at Sweetgrass Recover Vehicle Stolen From New York City

- May 27 Border Patrol Seizes Cocaine Cache during I-15 Traffic Stop

- May 27 Border Patrol Arrests Three Thanks to Anonymous Tip

- May 27 $2 Million in Ecstasy Interdicted at Peace Arch Border Crossing

- May 27 CBP Commits to Flexible, Practical Implementation of June 1 Document Requirements for U.S. and Canadian Citizens at Land and Sea Ports of Entry

- May 27 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Rescue Father and Son from Sinking Boat

- May 27 Denver CBP Officers Apprehend Man on Nationwide Warrant for Sexual Assault on a Child

- May 27 CBP Officials Discuss June 1 Implementation Date at San Diego Passport Fair

- May 27 CBP Officers Seize More than $1.8 Million in Cocaine in Roma

- May 27 Denver CBP Officers Apprehend Man Wanted for Sexual Assault

- May 27 CBP Officers Nab 47 Fugitives and Arrest 16 Violators in 7 Days at San Ysidro

- May 26 Meth Valued at $500K Intercepted at Border Patrol Checkpoint

- May 26 Border Patrol and Field Operations Represent CBP in Pacific Northwest Event

- May 26 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Apprehend Wanted Cocaine Distributor in New York

- May 26 24 Arrested in Early Morning Maritime Smuggling Attempt

- May 26 Memorial Day No Deterrent for Drug Smugglers

- May 26 El Paso CBP Seizes More than 1 Ton of Marijuana over Memorial Day Weekend

- May 26 CBP Officers Seize Heroin Valued at $33,000 at Gateway International Bridge – One Male Arrested

- May 26 CBP Seizes 'Shady Shipment' in Los Angeles

- May 25 Marijuana Found in Patio Furniture, $2 Million in Coke Among Seizures in Arizona

- May 25 CBP Officers Arrest Citizen of Dominican Republic for False Claim to Citizenship

- May 22 CBP Seizes Counterfeit Bearings at Phoenix Port of Entry

- May 22 CBP in Washington State Encourages Travelers to Plan Ahead

- May 22 Border Patrol Agent Dies While on Patrol

- May 21 Border Patrol Helps Train Swift Water Rescuers in Northwest

- May 21 New York CBP Advises Travelers to Prepare for Busy Borders with Holiday Travel

- May 21 ‘Liquid Meth’ Seized By CBP Officers at Naco Port of Entry

- May 21 Border Patrol Seize Camouflage Backpacks Loaded with Marijuana - Smuggler Haphazardly Concealed Drugs

- May 21 Smuggler in Hot Water After Drugs Discovered in Water Heater

- May 21 All in a Day’s Work: CBP Makes 16 Narcotics Seizures in One Day at San Diego Ports of Entry

- May 21 CBP Officers at Rio Grande City International Bridge Seize Marijuana; Arrest Mission Man on Federal Drug Charges

- May 21 CBP Officers Find Counterfeit Bills in Texas Woman’s Handbag

- May 20 Prepare for New Travel Document Requirements: Attend a San Diego Passport Fair

- May 20 Patience, Planning, Paperwork Enhance Border Crossing on Memorial Day Weekend

- May 20 U.S. Border Patrol Arrests Three Convicted Felons in 24 Hours

- May 20 CBP to Staff South Florida Marinas on Memorial Day Weekend

- May 20 CBP to Hold Remembrance Ceremony For U.S. Customs Inspector Kenneth Ward

- May 20 CBP Reminds Travelers of New Border-Crossing Document Requirements

- May 19 Chicago CBP Discovers Opium Saturated Garments in International Shipment

- May 19 CBP Officers at Calexico Arrest Fugitive and Interdict Two Narcotic Smuggling Attempts

- May 19 U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers Seize Over $79,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry

- May 19 CBP in Atlanta Hosts Trade Seminar on '10 + 2' Requirements

- May 18 CBP Debuts New Global Entry Area at Bush Intercontinental Airport

- May 18 CBP Protecting You and the Economy

- May 18 CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Find Cocaine in Car Dashboard - Man Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

- May 18 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Arrest Convicted Felon

- May 18 CBP Officers Seize More than 560 Pounds of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 18 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Make Drug Busts Over the Weekend

- May 18 JFK Criminal Enforcement Unit Receives Prestigious Award - Multi-agency Team Honored for Outstanding Team Work

- May 18 Border Patrol Discovers 25 Illegal Aliens in Travel Trailer - Agents Arrest 56-Year-Old Man for Smuggling

- May 18 Agricultural Pest Stopped at Nogales Port of Entry - First of its Kind at the Port

- May 18 El Paso CBP Officers Make Another Cocaine Bust

- May 18 Agents Crush Smugglers' High Hopes

- May 18 CBP Private Aircraft Electronic Manifest Requirements Begin May 18 - New Rule Designed to Enhance General Aviation Passenger, Pilot Screening

- May 15 CBP Apprehends Two Fugitives at Sea-Tac Airport

- May 15 CBP Officers in Douglas Seize Over $1 Million in Marijuana

- May 15 Missing Woman Rescued by Border Patrol Agents in Presidio County

- May 15 CBP Officers Seize Nearly 2,350 Pounds of Marijuana at Pharr Cargo Facility; 133 Pounds of Marijuana at Hidalgo

- May 15 CBP Officers Stop Cocaine Load in El Paso

- May 15 Victoria Day 2009 Holiday in Canada, CBP Advises Travelers on Proper Documents

- May 14 Smuggled Alien and 2 Loads Netted

- May 14 Brownsville Agents Seize Close to 700 Pounds of Marijuana

- May 14 Border Patrol Rescues Three Men, Search Underway for Missing Woman

- May 14 CBP Officers Identify Missing Kent Area Man - Elderly Man Receives Needed Assistance At Border

- May 14 CBP Officers from Pembina Aid in Local Fight

- May 14 Havre Sector Border Patrol Celebrates its First Citizens’ Academies

- May 14 Officers Seize $103,000 in Marijuana in Brownsville

- May 14 Baldwin Discusses Intellectual Property Rights Strategy

- May 14 CBP Explosive Detector Dog Retires

- May 13 Alaska Officers Seize over 36,000 Counterfeit Credit Card Holograms

- May 13 CBP Intercepts Stink Bug

- May 13 New York CBP Officers Apprehend Wanted Fugitive

- May 13 Travel Advisory: Document Requirements for Visitors to the International Peace Garden

- May 13 CBP Officers Make Candy Seizure in El Paso

- May 13 Border Patrol Stops Multiple Drug Smuggling Attempts in California

- May 13 CBP Officers Seize $875K in Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 13 Border Patrol Stops Multiple Drug Smuggling Attempts

- May 12 CBP Officers Seize $46,000 of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 12 CBP Officers Seize $50,000 of Marijuana at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 12 San Ysidro CBP Arrests Second Trusted Traveler at Port This Week

- May 12 International Traveler Caught with 4.7 Kilograms Opium at O’Hare

- May 12 Nogales Ports Sizzle with $5.1 Million in Narcotic Seizures

- May 12 CBP Expands Commercial Operating Hours at Douglas Port of Entry

- May 12 CBP Acquires Advance Concept Technology Demonstrator Vessel

- May 12 Victoria Day 2009 Long Weekend in Canada, CBP Advises Travelers to Have Proper Documents

- May 12 Dulles CBP Foils Cocaine Smuggling Attempt

- May 12 CBP Officers in Pharr Seize Shipment of Carrots, Conceals $5.1 Million in Meth

- May 11 SENTRI Participant Arrested for Alleged Marijuana Smuggling

- May 11 CBP Officers Seize $4.1 Million of Marijuanaat Douglas Port of Entry

- May 11 Alaska Officers Participate in Alaska Law Enforcement Memorial

- May 11 Calexico Officers Arrest Two U.S. Citizens for Cocaine Smuggling

- May 11 U.S. Border Patrol Agents Foil Two Smuggling Attempts - Group of Fifty-Three Arrested, Illicit Tunnel Discovered

- May 11 Border Patrol Agent Arrests MS-13 Gang Member

- May 10 San Diego-Based Marine Interdiction Agents Discover Marijuana on Private Vessel

- May 08 Lynden Man Found; Anxious, OK - Coordinated Efforts Bring Positive Outcome

- May 08 Neche Port of Entry Reopens

- May 08 CBP Seizes Over $30,000 in Outbound Enforcement Operation - U.S. Currency Found Hidden in Traveler’s Baggage

- May 08 Fugitive Captured at the Border

- May 08 Philadelphia CBP Arrests Paris-Bound Traveler Packing Cocaine

- May 08 El Paso Officers Seize 750+ pounds of Marijuana in Commercial Shipment - Second large marijuana seizure in last two days

- May 08 May 14 Recruiting Event Targets Human Resources Professionals

- May 08 CBP Ensures Mother’s Day Flowers Are Free of Disease, Pests

- May 08 Border Patrol Exposes Smuggler’s Hidden Stash - Nearly 2,000 Pounds of Marijuana

- May 07 CBP Agricultural Specialists Seize ‘Bushmeat’ - CBP Agricultural Specialists in Newark Safeguard the Food Supply

- May 07 Louisville Officers Seize 12+ Pounds of Opium

- May 07 Morgan City Officers Apprehend Texas Sex Offender

- May 07 Officers Seize $131,000 in Marijuana at Brownsville Port of Entry

- May 07 Ecstasy, Cocaine and Two-Ton Marijuana Shipment Seized at El Paso Port of Entry

- May 07 Havre Sector Border Patrol Agents Participate in Special Olympics Torch Run

- May 06 CBP Intercepts Cocaine in Baby Diaper, Cobra in Wine Bottle

- May 06 Border Patrol Arrests Burglary Suspects

- May 06 Ramey Border Patrol Continues Cross-Training Collaboration - A New Group of Agents Continue A Federal & State Collaboration

- May 06 Philadelphia CBP Hunch Nabs Fugitive Wanted for Heroin and Weapons Offenses

- May 06 CBP Begins Construction on SBInet Technology on Northern Border - Buffalo Sector to Receive Remote Video Surveillance Systems

- May 05 CBP El Paso Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month Event

- May 05 Border Patrol Stops SUV Traveling on Dope-Filled Tires

- May 05 CBP Officers, Border Patrol Agents Seize $302,875 in Undeclared Currency Hidden in Detergent Boxes at Laredo Port of Entry

- May 05 CBP Advises Travelers of Temporary Construction at Presidio Port

- May 05 CBP Chicago Discovers Opium in International Mail Shipment

- May 05 CBP Finds Proof of Worst Pest in Shipment - Khapra Beetle Tolerates Insecticides, Survives without Food

- May 05 RFID Technology Installation to Begin in Pembina, N.D.

- May 04 CBP Officers at Pharr International Bridge Seize $4.8 Million in Cocaine, Marijuana - 3 Men Arrested

- May 04 Multiple Rescues by Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol - Agents Rescue Four Individuals in Three Separate Incidents

- May 04 Marfa Border Patrol Kicks off Operation Detour in Schools

- May 04 Wellton Agents Spend Weekend Seizing Marijuana

- May 04 Border Patrol Agents Rescue Local Men from Drowning

- May 04 Border Patrol Thwarts Big Rig Smuggling Attempts - Agents Nab Second Smuggling Load in a Week

- May 04 ‘Tired’ Smuggling Attempt Lead to 3 Arrests

- May 04 CBP Detains Shipments of Reed Fencing

- May 01 Border Patrol Academy Hosts Citizens’ Academy

- May 01 Laredo Sector Border Patrol Recognized with 2008 United Way American Spirit Award

- May 01 Technology Helps Officers Nab Vehicular Homicide Suspect

- May 01 CBP Participates in International Border Seminar

- May 01 CBP Officers Arrest Army Deserter at Pembina, N.D. Border Crossing

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Why aren't they giving names of PEOPLE and the "On Hold for ICE"?

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Ultralight Plane Crashes in Arizona, Smugglers Apprehended

(Saturday, May 30, 2009)

Yuma, Ariz. – Utilizing radar technology, Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Station thwarted an aerial smuggling attempt.

This morning, at about 4:45 a.m., Border Patrol agents from the Yuma Station manning a Mobile Surveillance System ground-based radar unit detected a low-flying aircraft making an illegal entry into the United States. Agents tracked the aircraft crossing the Colorado River south of County 14th Street, and continuing eastbound.

Agents observed the aircraft impacting with the ground north of County 15th Street, about half a mile west of Avenue G. The pilot was then observed emerging from the wreckage and running west toward the Colorado River.

Responding Border Patrol agents determined that the suspected smuggler had absconded to Mexico; however, two subjects suspected of involvement with the smuggling attempt were arrested at the scene.

Two large plastic-wrapped packages of marijuana, with a total weight of 275.6 pounds and an estimated street value of $220,480, were recovered from the downed aircraft.

The two subjects were turned over to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement. The aircraft and contraband have been seized by the Border Patrol.

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

Why aren't they giving names of PEOPLE and the "On Hold for ICE"?

These are headlines.
You have to click on the link and read each story to get the info in more detail.

I clicked on a few and at the top and no names are given, why not? So they can re-enter a few more times?

Random Pick below another post from the same link.

Nogales Ports Sizzle with $5.1 Million in Narcotic Seizures
http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_re ... 2009_6.xml

(Tuesday, May 12, 2009)

Nogales, Ariz. — In 11 days, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Nogales ports of entry foiled 26 attempts to smuggle narcotics into the United States and prevented 73 immigration violators from entering the U.S. illegally.

Since May 1, officers at the DeConcini and Mariposa ports of entry seized 700 pounds of marijuana, 81 pounds of cocaine, and 34 pounds of methamphetamine for a total of 815 pounds of the illicit drugs. The combined estimated street value of the narcotics is $5.1 million. The attempts for smuggling the contraband ranged from body carrying to concealing the narcotics in vehicles.

In all the cases, the narcotics were seized and the violators were turned over to Immigration Customs Enforcement for further investigation.

There were also numerous violators arrested on suspicion of identity theft for attempting to enter the U.S. under false pretense.

It is important to note that a criminal complaint is simply the method by which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

Field Operations is responsible for securing our borders at the ports of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers’ primary mission is anti-terrorism; they screen all people, vehicles, and goods entering the United States, while facilitating the flow of legitimate trade and travel into and out of the United States. Their mission also includes carrying out traditional border-related responsibilities, including narcotics interdiction, enforcing immigration law, protecting the nation’s food supply and agriculture industry from pests and diseases, and enforcing trade laws.

While anti-terrorism is the primary mission of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the inspection process at the ports of entry associated with this mission results in impressive numbers of enforcement actions in all categories.

Originally Posted by vmonkey56

I clicked on a few and at the top and no names are given, why not? So they can re-enter a few more times?

I picked this one at random and it gives his name.His country of citizenship and says he is being held for extradition.

California CBP Apprehends Man Wanted for Murder in Texas
(Friday, May 29, 2009)

San Diego – A 44-year old Santa Ana, Claif. resident wanted for a 1997 murder in Texas was apprehended Thursday night as he entered the United States through the Otay Mesa, Calif. passenger port of entry, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials announced today.

Juan Castelan Michaca, a legal permanent resident from Mexico, was detained by CBP officers at about 8:30 p.m. on yesterday after he entered the port as a passenger in a California-plated blue Chevrolet Suburban.

Castelan presented a valid legal permanent resident document from which CBP officers developed information regarding the outstanding felony warrant from Harris County, Texas.

Castelan was taken into custody and later transported to the San Diego central jail to await extradition.

Border Patrol Thwarts Big Rig Smuggling Attempts
Agents Nab Second Smuggling Load in a Week
http://cbp.gov/xp/cgov/newsroom/news_re ... 2009_3.xml
(Monday, May 04, 2009)

Pine Valley, Calif. — In a possible trend, two smuggling attempts in less than a week involving the use of semi tractor-trailers in East County have been prevented by Border Patrol agents.

On Saturday, May 2, 2009, agents came across 19 Mexican nationals who were being smuggled inside a semi tractor-trailer at the Border Patrol checkpoint on westbound Interstate 8 in Pine Valley. At about 1 a.m., agents encountered the semi as it arrived at the checkpoint inspection. The semi was directed to secondary inspection after agents observed that the vehicle’s driver appeared nervous during questioning.

Upon opening the doors of the semi’s cargo trailer, agents found 16 men and three women sitting inside. The driver of the semi, a 38-year-old resident of San Bernardino, California, was arrested and is currently in federal custody awaiting prosecution for alien smuggling.

In a similar incident, on the evening of April 29, 2009, the Border Patrol arrested 11 Mexican nationals smuggled inside a modified compartment of a semi tractor-trailer stopped at the Border Patrol checkpoint in Pine Valley.

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